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Jim Devaney a self-proclaimed contrarian in the world of alligator leather, insists on only using wild-caught animals instead of farm-raised ones. This puts him at odds with the prevailing trends of the industry.

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses across the country - including Florida - in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators.

The University of Florida has the largest population of Jewish students of all public universities in the nation, and campus organizations continue to show solidarity and host events combating hate.

After an influx of Series A funding and incubation support from Financial Finesse Ventures, the Tampa Bay linebacker is taking his dream app to the next step: launching programs to add users.

Private equity firms are seeing opportunities for profit in hospice care, once the domain of nonprofit organizations. The investment companies are transforming the industry — and might be jeopardizing patient care — in the process.

Many employers still deal with staff shortages, so even modest increases in workers calling in sick can be a burden, Meantime, school districts are limited in how they can respond under state mandate restrictions.

The Center for Child Counseling and Palm Beach Pediatrics are working together to blend mental health services into primary pediatric care.

Steward Health Care, the nation's largest physician-owned hospital network, bought several facilities in Miami-Dade and Broward. The expansion is personal for CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre, who grew up in Florida after his parents fled Cuba in 1960.

The deal requires union workers to show proof of vaccination by Oct. 22 unless they get a medical or religious exemption. Disney previous mandated that nonunion hourly and salaried employees get the shots.

Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls indicated support for legislation that would protect businesses from lawsuits related to disease.

The group wants to exempt “essential businesses” from COVID-related litigation and change rules for “non-essential businesses” that could be sued.

Hurricane season started June 1, and Pinellas County is making sure businesses are prepared and ready to act in case of a disaster.At a recent summit,…